Hi, Che. Ok, all of that is very helpful info. I didn't know this so when I tried to do a lean instead of an inch or two I would pull the mouse 5 to 8 inches across the desk. That of course probably accounts for the radicly wild leans I get. I did not know I had to keep my wrist on the desk either. My wrist was up in the air, and of course like I said my mouse movements were wild and huge movements. I never actually used the mouse when I was sighted. When I had full vision there was Apple Works, and later Dos. Neither was big on mousing. My vision was pretty bad when Windows came out, and I was using screen readers by then although I could sometimes catch graphics on games, etc. As my vision worsenedI had less desire or need to use the mouse. So if mice are going to be a component of your games then a tutorial should be included explaining proper mouse usage as many of the blind users haven't touched the mouse let alone know how to properly use it.
Che wrote: > Yah, these are good things to know. > Remember also that you can pick your mouse up slightly and move it without > moving the cursor. > An optical mouse has to be within a quarter inch of a surface to function, > and a ball mouse obviously won't work as soon as the ball loses contact with > the surface. > On the 90 degree turns, where your max lean is 45 degrees, I don't move > the mouse more than an inch and a half. > If you are having to move more than this, I may have to build in the > ability to scale your mouse movements down. > This is all good to know, because as you suggested, I used the mouse > extensively when I could see, and it became second nature to me. I will > definately have to create a section in the instructions dealing with proper > mouse usage. For instance, your wrist should stay planted on your desk, > while you move the mouse by rotating your hand back and forth. > Also, when you need to pick the mouse up and move it over to afford more > space, you should simply apply upward pressure with your thumb, tilting the > mouse a bit and sliding it over, again keeping the wrist planted. > I will include more tips like this on the rail racer instructions and tips > page. > Later, > Che > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. > > > _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
